[PDF BOOK] The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking

The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking
Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized
World
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Sinopsis
b An eye-opening and essential tour of the vanishing world b
What if Atlantis wasn't a myth but an early precursor to a new
age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians
alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels and higher and
higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we
live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining
traditional coastal villages. With each crack in the great ice
sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica and each tick upward of
Earth's thermometer, we are moving closer to the brink of
broad disaster. By century's end, hundreds of millions of
people will be retreating from the world's shores as our coasts
become inundated and our landscapes transformed. From
island nations to the world's major cities, coastal regions will
disappear. Engineering projects to hold back the water are
bold and may buy some time. Yet, despite international efforts
and tireless research, there is no permanent solution - no
barriers to erect or walls to build - that will protect us in the end
from the drowning of the world as we know it. The Water Will
Come is the definitive account of the coming water, why and
how this will happen, and what it will all mean. As he travels
across 12 countries and reports from the front lines, acclaimed
journalist Jeff Goodell employs fact, science, and first-person,
on-the-ground journalism to show vivid scenes from what
already is becoming a water world. em em
b An eye-opening and essential tour of the vanishing world b What if Atlantis wasn't a myth but an

early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are
noticing rapidly rising sea levels and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the
places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to our last remaining traditional coastal
villages. With each crack in the great ice sheets of the Arctic and Antarctica and each tick upward
of Earth's thermometer, we are moving closer to the brink of broad disaster. By century's end,
hundreds of millions of people will be retreating from the world's shores as our coasts become
inundated and our landscapes transformed. From island nations to the world's major cities, coastal
regions will disappear. Engineering projects to hold back the water are bold and may buy some
time. Yet, despite international efforts and tireless research, there is no permanent solution - no
barriers to erect or walls to build - that will protect us in the end from the drowning of the world as
we know it. The Water Will Come is the definitive account of the coming water, why and how this
will happen, and what it will all mean. As he travels across 12 countries and reports from the front
lines, acclaimed journalist Jeff Goodell employs fact, science, and first-person, on-the-ground
journalism to show vivid scenes from what already is becoming a water world. em em